Ely Springs Dolomite
Geologic formation in the southwestern United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ely Springs Dolomite is an Ordovician period geologic formation in the Southwestern United States.
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Ely Springs Dolomite | |
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Stratigraphic range: Ordovician | |
Type | Geologic formation |
Underlies | Hidden Valley Dolomite (in California) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Dolomite |
Location | |
Region | Mojave Desert in California, Nevada, Utah |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Ely Springs Range |
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The Dolomite formation is exposed in areas of the northern Mojave Desert in Inyo County, California, southern Nevada including the Ely Springs Range, and southwestern Utah.[1]